Syria

  • Jul 6, 2021
  • 7 min read

Better US ties are a short-term boost for Syrian Kurds

The administration in the northeast is facing multiple challenges

Syria
  • Jul 1, 2021
  • 2 min read

Syria aid spats will hike food insecurity amid drought

Moscow is sending negative signals as Western countries step up cross-border aid efforts in the UN Security Council

Syria
  • Jun 28, 2021
  • 2 min read

US strikes may fail to deter pro-Iran Iraqi militias

Air assaults on militia facilities on the Iraq-Syria border come after a rise in dangerous drone attacks

Iraq
  • Jun 16, 2021
  • 2 min read

Competing Syrian human rights claims will lose impact

Narratives and counter-narratives trading blame for atrocities speak to a world that has stopped listening

Syria
  • Jun 2, 2021
  • 2 min read

Popular dissent in Kurdish-controlled Syria will rise

Deadly clashes amid protests in Manbij highlight deeper ethnic and political tensions

Syria
  • May 26, 2021
  • 2 min read

Syrian president’s ‘victory’ will warn off neighbours

Today's carefully managed vote has no scope for surprises

Syria
  • May 26, 2021
  • 2 min read

Russia to extend air power range from Syria base

The deployment of Russian long-range bombers in Syria signals broader regional intentions

Russia
  • May 21, 2021
  • 2 min read

Syrian refugees in Lebanon face multiple new pressures

Beirut's crisis is worsening economic conditions and allowing Damascus more access

Syria